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Planning commission approves Parker’s Chapel Crossing gas station site plan amid neighborhood objections
Summary
The commission approved the Parker’s Chapel Crossing site plan (SP24-35) with conditions that PD text requirements be met, including a required wall; residents raised noise, safety and environmental concerns during public comment.
The Mainland Planning Commission voted unanimously on Feb. 4 to approve SP24-35, a site plan for a 12-pump Parker’s Chapel Crossing gas station at 4220 Highway 17 North, subject to conditions in the applicable plan-development (PD) text.
Staff and the applicant said the site plan complies with ordinance requirements and that additional PD text conditions must be met before permits are issued. Jake Lemmings of Robert Civil Engineering, representing the applicant, told commissioners that the project includes intersection improvements and that final GDOT access permits are in process. The applicant’s agent said the project will comply with PD requirements and that civil review will address required on-site infrastructure.
Several nearby residents spoke in opposition at the public hearing. Erica Nelson of Bellpoint subdivision said the gas station site is "right in our backyard" and raised air-quality and traffic concerns. Another resident said she believed a billboard and earlier land-clearing had occurred without proper public notice and questioned permitting for site work.
Commissioners and staff discussed buffering and screening. The PD text cited a requirement for a six-foot wall (tabby or similar) along the parcel boundary; staff confirmed that PD provisions and the county buffer ordinance together impose the strictest applicable standard. The commission added PD compliance as a condition of approval and sought additional assurances about a fence or wall to protect adjacent residences.
Commissioner Carey moved to approve SP24-35 with conditions that include meeting PD requirements; the motion passed 7-0. Staff said final building permits and any additional infrastructure approvals will be subject to civil-plan review and GDOT approvals where applicable.
